Transparency data

Unregistered children’s homes

Commentary on children’s social care settings that are not registered with Ofsted, the number of children placed in them, and the subsequent application rates of settings following regulatory action.

Applies to England

Documents

Unregistered providers transparency dataset

Details

This data covers:

  • the number of cases into potential unregistered settings received between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2024 by region

  • the number of cases that were identified as unregistered children’s homes by region

  • the number of children placed in unregistered children’s homes

  • the percentage of children placed in unregistered children’s homes who are subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

  • the percentage of unregistered providers that applied for registration after they received a warning letter

  • the percentage of applications from unregistered providers that were approved

Updates to this page

Published 27 November 2024

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